IPA critique

[zach1288]

I'm going to brew this next week, let me know what you think.

OG 1.064
FG 1.016

71 IBU
13 SRM

12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 82.8 %
2 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 13.8 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 1.7 %
4.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.7 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 42.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 22.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 6.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Dry English Ale (White Labs #WLP007) [35.49 ml] Yeast 9 -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs

 

[sweetcell]

if you haven't already bought the ingredients, i'd consider swapping out the warrior for something else - i'd suggest columbus. opinions seem to be pretty mixed on the use of warrior for flavor/aroma/DH. columbus will give you a proven dank flavor and aroma. mmmmm, the dankness...

or you could go fruitier with some amarillo, citra or simcoe. assuming you can find some.

 

[zach1288]

I read that DFH 60Min IPA uses warrior and I love that beer.

 

[GlenF]

I'd omit the choc malt

 

[zach1288]

I'd omit the choc malt

Why? Some of the best IPAs have chocolate malt in them.

 

[GlenF]

Too dark and roasty.

Which IPAs? I'm curious now.

 

[zach1288]

Too dark and roasty.

Which IPAs? I'm curious now.

Goose Island makes an imperial IPA with chocolate malt.

Jamil's Evil Twin has chocolate malt in it.

I have seen a few recipes with chocolate malt in it, I just don't remember where.

 

[GlenF]

I guess it would work if it's a paler choc malt. But you still might get too much roast from a quarter pound in a 5 gal batch.

EDIT: But it's your batch dude. Other than the possible changes on the choc malt, it looks good!

 

[sweetcell]

I read that DFH 60Min IPA uses warrior and I love that beer.

check out the recipes below. they all use warrior in the first 25 mins of the boil, so it's a bittering hop. flavor and aroma are reserved for other hops.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/dogfish-head-60-minute-clone-ag-extract-25709/
http://www.brew365.com/beer_dogfish_head_60_minute_ipa.php
http://www.***************.com/board/showthread.php?t=12793

etc...

 

[zach1288]

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[inhousebrew]

I'd omit the chocolate as well but not because it would be too dark and roasty but because it's not needed and 1.7% doesn't seem like it will get you much of anything in such a small percentage but then again I brew on the conservative side when crafting recipes. Unless of course you have it in there as a coloring agent, and if that's the case I would use carafa III or Midnight Wheat but that's just me.

I like the hops minus the Warrior which I'm not sure about because I've never used them in that capacity so I say give it a whirl and find out. What are you thinking about for mashing?

 

[sweetcell]

not sure why that second link got suppressed with asterisks... inter-board feud?

http://www.home brew chatter.com/board/showthread.php?t=12793

home brew chatter dot com/board/showthread.php?t=12793

alternative:

http://www.home brew chatter.com/board/archive/index.php/t-12793.html

home brew chatter dot com/board/archive/index.php/t-12793.html

(remove spaces in "home brew chatter")

again, warrior is only used for bittering, not flavor.

 

[zach1288]

Here is what I have now:


12 lbs Pale Malt
2 lbs Munich Malt
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L

1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min
1.0 pkg Dry English Ale (White Labs #WLP007)
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Dry Hop

Est Original Gravity: 1.065
Est Final Gravity: 1.016
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.5 %
Bitterness: 69.9 IBUs
Est Color: 8.4 SRM

 

[sweetcell]

that's going to be a tasty beer! i'd try getting the FG a few points lower, if possible. maybe warm up the fermenter a few degrees as fermentation is slowing down.

 

[zach1288]

that's going to be a tasty beer! i'd try getting the FG a few points lower, if possible. maybe warm up the fermenter a few degrees as fermentation is slowing down.

I have been finishing my IPA's around 1.010 and I haven't been happy with the thin body.

 

[sweetcell]

fair enough. mash a little higher and off you go.

 

[inhousebrew]

That looks golden! I'd for sure drink that.